World Heritage Leadership Programme meeting
On 11 and 12 March, the World Heritage Leadership Programme held a meeting at ICCROM to discuss the content coordination of its planned integrated heritage management web platform.
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World Heritage Leadership (WHL) News
Assessing Impacts on Heritage in Kotor, Montenegro
How should decisions be made regarding projects in or near World Heritage properties? This was the subject under discussion recently in Kotor, Montenegro, where ICCROM coordinated a course on Heritage Impact Assessments.
CHA Korea supports the World Heritage Leadership Programme
CHA Korea supports the World Heritage Leadership Programme, recognizing importance of people, nature, culture interlinkages for heritage management
Emergency evacuation manual now available in seven languages
ICCROM and UNESCO’s handbook to save heritage collections in emergencies is now available for free download in Arabic, English, French, Georgian, Japanese, Nepali and Russian.
Community and Heritage: a public consultation campaign for Lake Ohrid
The Lake Ohrid region is home to one of the world’s oldest lakes and is one of Europe’s most important biodiversity hotspots. The surrounding region is also significant for its cultural heritage within and linked to the natural setting.
Advisory Bodies Networking Activity
A World Heritage Leadership Programme Activity took place at ICCROM from 4 to 6 September 2018. The Advisory Bodies Networking Activity provided a capacity building opportunity to the Advisory Bodies experts who are involved in the evaluation and monitoring missions of various sites, to exchange knowledge and newly developed ideas for effective management of heritage, which could be applied when...
Capacity building, the key to better conservation of World Heritage sites
The 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee meeting held in June put a strong emphasis on the importance of capacity building. Numerous committee decisions requested and recommended capacity building for conservation of sites, with the Site Managers Forum adding a firm voice to the importance and vital need for better guidance and assistance.
Community consultation launched in the Lake Ohrid region
An ICCROM-led workshop has marked the beginning of a consultation campaign in the Lake Ohrid region, involving a local team of volunteers from both the Albanian and Macedonian sides. This campaign supports the EU-UNESCO project, “Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake ”.
World Heritage Site Managers' Forum with WH Leadership
World Heritage Site managers from across the globe are invited to participate in this year’s Forum, aimed at continuing to empower World Heritage Site Managers on the international stage.
Annual donor's meeting for the World Heritage Leadership Programme
On 14 - 15 March, ICCROM hosted the 2018 annual donor’s meeting for the World Heritage Leadership Programme with the Norwegian Government.